Jose Mourinho couldn't help but have a dig at former rival Arsene Wenger after Saturday night's Champions League final. The managers shared the stage at the top of English football for years and a bitter feud developed between the two. And the Portuguese boss had something to say about Wenger's proposed offside law change. Wenger, FIFA's chief of global football development, wants to proceed with his 'daylight' principle - meaning that a player is onside if any part of their body that can score a goal is behind or level with the relevant defender. His proposition in 2020 was backed by Gianni Infantino and trialled in Sweden, Italy and the Netherlands. Jose Mourinho cheekily mocked Arsene Wenger over his proposed offside rule change The Portuguese manager cringed as he expressed his disapproval for Wenger's radical idea Wenger is pressing ahead with proposing a change to the sport's law-making body, the International FA Board (IFAB), according to The Times, but Mourinho isn't a fan. In TNT Sports' past-match analysis after Real Madrid's 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund, presenter Laura Woods suggested she might bring Wenger over. 'Ask him about what he wants to do with the offside, oh my God,' Mourinho quipped. 'Let me go before please.' The former Chelsea boss cringed and shook his head to express his disapproval with the enormous change Wenger is pursuing. Woods, Steve McManaman, and Rio Ferdinand were in fits of laughter, with the latter exclaiming: 'Jose!' Wenger's bid has the backing of former Gunners and FA vice-chairman David Dein, who told the outlet that the current rules are 'too contentious and problematic'. Wenger is reportedly keen to adopt the new law as swiftly but it likely to face pressure for trials at more senior levels. Tight offside calls have continued to enrage football fans this season, perhaps none more so than Coventry's disallowed goal in the closing minutes of their FA Cup semi-final defeat by Manchester United. Wenger will reportedly press ahead with his plans to introduce the 'daylight' principle to offsides The radical proposal was first introduced by Wenger in 2020 as a means to combat the impact of VAR on offside VAR ruled Coventry's extra-time winner in the FA Cup semi-final against Man United last month marginally offside and a source close to the PGMOL confirmed to Mail Sport that the decision was correct The call led to discussions on how the lines are drawn when using VAR to judge offsides. A FIFA spokesman told The Times: 'The discussion around changing the offside law is not new and it is not something we will see introduced at higher levels imminently. 'The idea was first discussed in 2020 as we felt it was something worth exploring and testing to see the effect it could have on the game. Fifa committed to trialling the amended offside law, favouring the attacker, which has been applied in selected youth competitions across Europe. 'We will continue with these trials, assess the results and discuss with all relevant stakeholders.' Last month, Premier League clubs voted unanimously to introduce semi-automated offsides, which has been deployed successfully in the World Cup, Champions League and other major domestic leagues. Wenger championed the system's use at the 2022 World Cup, where it debuted to great success. Semi-automated offside technology will be introduced in a bid to allow officials to make quick decisions and cut down the long waiting times VAR has been criticised for Semi-automated offsides require twelve cameras are installed under the stadium roof to track 29 data points on the players, allowing a much more accurate measure of when a pass is played. If a player is offside, the system sends an alert to the VAR official, who decides if they are interfering with play. The Premier League wants to be sure the technology is reliable and will not confirm if it will be introduced after the September, October or November international break.
